A charity organisation, Star Children Development Initiative, will partner Oyo SUBEB to foster education for disabled children in the state
The organisation presented a working document with focus on the inclusive rights of the persons with disabilities (PWD) to quality education, especially children.
The leader of the team, Mrs Grace Alexander, represented by Mrs Fadesola Adelani, said there was an urgent need for the government and the society to come up with a working document to proffer necessary solutions to the problems confronting people with disabilities who are in need of quality education.
She called on the government to do more in providing equal opportunities to all, no matter their physical conditions, in attaining academic excellence, especially in the period of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic and after.
“The time has come for us to collaborate in bringing good and quality to the people with disabilities, like it is done to those without disabilities.
“They have equal rights and privileges to achieve the same and it is a thing of joy that the Oyo State government, through SUBEB, has been doing all it can to achieve this great task.
“We salute the courage and sense of duty of the present administration in Oyo State to educate the children, especially those that are vulnerable, we believe this collaboration will further promote this agenda.”
In his response, Adeniran appreciated the gesture of the group towards promoting the education of the less privileged, especially those with disabilities.
He said the Oyo State government has worked towards giving equal opportunities to children seeking qualitative education.
The SUBEB boss pointed to the present design of school buildings presently embarked upon by the board, which he said favored the children with disabilities.
“Your concerns are what we share as well in the State, if you visit most of the new buildings that SUBEB is currently supervising their construction, you would see that we give credence to those children with disabilities.
“We want to show our appreciation to you and the body while we assure you of our readiness to collaborate with different bodies to promote education in the State,” he said.
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